/**
 */
package spem;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Semantic Element</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link spem.SemanticElement#getChildrent <em>Childrent</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link spem.SemanticElement#getParent <em>Parent</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link spem.SemanticElement#getDiagram <em>Diagram</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link spem.SemanticElement#getName <em>Name</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link spem.SemanticElement#getLayout <em>Layout</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface SemanticElement extends EObject {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Childrent</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link spem.SemanticElement}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getParent <em>Parent</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Childrent</em>' reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Childrent</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement_Childrent()
	 * @see spem.SemanticElement#getParent
	 * @model opposite="parent" containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<SemanticElement> getChildrent();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Parent</b></em>' container reference.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getChildrent <em>Childrent</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Parent</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Parent</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #setParent(SemanticElement)
	 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement_Parent()
	 * @see spem.SemanticElement#getChildrent
	 * @model opposite="childrent" transient="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	SemanticElement getParent();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getParent <em>Parent</em>}' container reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Parent</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #getParent()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setParent(SemanticElement value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Diagram</b></em>' container reference.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link spem.SPEMDiagram#getElement <em>Element</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Diagram</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Diagram</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #setDiagram(SPEMDiagram)
	 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement_Diagram()
	 * @see spem.SPEMDiagram#getElement
	 * @model opposite="element" transient="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	SPEMDiagram getDiagram();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getDiagram <em>Diagram</em>}' container reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Diagram</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #getDiagram()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDiagram(SPEMDiagram value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Name</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setName(String)
	 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement_Name()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getName <em>Name</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getName()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setName(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Layout</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Layout</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Layout</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setLayout(EObject)
	 * @see spem.SpemPackage#getSemanticElement_Layout()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	Object getLayout();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link spem.SemanticElement#getLayout <em>Layout</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Layout</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getLayout()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setLayout(Object value);

} // SemanticElement
